Comparison

DiveFree vs ScubaPlan

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

DiveFree

Experience the thrill of free diving and explore vibrant underwater worlds filled with marine life. Challenge your breath-holding skills, compete with friends, and discover exotic creatures in this immersive simulation.

Highlights
  • Simulate free diving and breath-holding
  • Explore underwater scenes with marine animals
  • Encounter dolphins, sharks, and tuna
  • View HD videos of marine animals
  • Save and share free dive scores
Features
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DiveFree is an application made for amateurs and professionals of free diving, and curious who want to discover strong sensations. The application will make you travel in waters where exotic and fascinating marine animals swim: dolphins, tiger sharks, great white sharks, bull sharks, blue sharks, giant Bluefin tuna. Test your skills at free diving, challenge your own scores and share your results with your friends on social networks! With DiveFree, you will journey in the free diving world and be impressed by this unique and custom-made experience every time! - Simulate free diving by holding your breath while exploring the impressive scenes that the application has! - Get up close, while free diving! , multiple types of marine animals such as dolphins, sharks and many others to come! - View HD videos of marine animals on your phones or tablets! Regardless of the operating system! - View and save your scores of your free dives and share them with your friends!

About

ScubaPlan

Plan, log, and manage your dives with this comprehensive tool. Features include precise gas calculations, gear management, and community sharing. It also offers dive computer integration and weather forecasts for safe and confident diving.

Highlights
  • Dive planning with gas calculations
  • Log dives with photos and videos
  • Import dives from computers
  • Gear management
  • Ideal weight calculation
  • Community sharing
  • Weather conditions
Features
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ScubaPlan – Your diving logbook and community Take your dives to the next level with ScubaPlan, the ultimate app to plan, log and manage your dives in a safe and professional way. Designed by and for divers of all levels, ScubaPlan simplifies your pre-dive preparation by offering precise calculations, smart features, and everything you need to dive with confidence. [On your iPhone] · Edit and share photos and videos of your dives with the ScubaPlan community. · Plan your dives with accurate calculations for Air, Nitrox, or Trimix (MOD, EAD, PPO2...). · Import your dives from dive computers by brands like CRESSI, MARES, SUUNTO, and more. · Manage your gear and create custom gear sets for different types of dives. · Calculate your ideal weight based on body type, experience, and equipment. · Add locations to your dives manually or at the time of planning (no background tracking). · Check current weather conditions for more accurate dive planning. · Sign in with Apple anonymously, without sharing your email or personal data. · Sync your data across Apple devices with end-to-end encryption: only you hold the key. · Suggest or vote for new features directly within the app. [On your Apple Watch Ultra] We’re working on getting the official permission to access depth sensors up to 40 m on Apple Watch Ultra. For now, the app works up to 6 m depth. · Use ScubaPlan as a backup dive computer. · Log your dives with key data like duration, max depth, temperature, and charts. · Monitor your 3-minute safety stop at 5 meters. · Use the built-in compass throughout your dive. · Get planned depth alerts (not available due to sensor restrictions). ScubaPlan is completely free for all divers! Enjoy unlimited dive plans, share your underwater photos in the community, and import your dives from popular dive computers like Cressi — all at no cost. If you find ScubaPlan valuable, you can support its development through voluntary contributions to help us keep it private, independent, and built for divers like you. Privacy Policy: https://www.arturocarreterocalvo.com/scubaplan/scubaplan-privacy-policy-en.html Terms of Use: https://www.arturocarreterocalvo.com/scubaplan/scubaplan-terms-en.html

Screenshots

DiveFree4 screens
ScubaPlan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ScubaPlan at 100% against DiveFree's 0%. ScubaPlan also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). DiveFree's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (6.1 vs 26.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. DiveFree sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and ScubaPlan sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DiveFree holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ScubaPlan has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of DiveFree's written reviews are positive against 100% of ScubaPlan's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DiveFree ships an update every 4 months, ScubaPlan fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
DiveFree versus ScubaPlan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDiveFreeScubaPlan
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.6 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS6.1 — better26.6
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer9322-5613 Quebec IncArturo Carretero Calvo

Customer experience

DiveFree

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%

ScubaPlan

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

DiveFree

One-time2
  • Tiger-Sharks$0.99
  • Great White Sharks$0.99
4 purchases

ScubaPlan

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly premium subscription$2.997 Days
  • Monthly premium subscription$3.991 Month
  • Annual premium subscription$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$24.99

Questions

Is DiveFree free?
DiveFree is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ScubaPlan free?
ScubaPlan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DiveFree or ScubaPlan?
DiveFree is rated higher. DiveFree averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while ScubaPlan averages 4.6 from 5 ratings.
Do DiveFree or ScubaPlan have ads?
Neither DiveFree nor ScubaPlan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DiveFree or ScubaPlan?
DiveFree ships an update every 4 months, and ScubaPlan fortnightly. Most recently, DiveFree was updated on October 14, 2026 and ScubaPlan on September 30, 2026.

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